Her full name is Carly Elisabeth Simon

Simon began stuttering severely when she was eight years old. A psychiatrist tried unsuccessfully to cure her stuttering. Instead, Simon turned to singing and songwriting.

She is also a children's author

Over the course of her career, Simon has amassed 24 Billboard Hot 100 charting singles, 28 Billboard Adult Contemporary charting singles, and has won two Grammy Awards

She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994 and She was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "You're so Vain" in 2004.

She married fellow singer-songwriter James Taylor in 1972